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dweller

(25,043 posts) Sun Aug 8, 2021, 03:20 PM Aug 2021

NC town declares state of emergency, masks for 2yr old and up

The town of Boone in the North Carolina mountains declared a COVID state of emergency on Friday night amid rising cases among the unvaccinated due to the delta variant, officials said.

Effective 5 p.m. Tuesday, ages 2 and older must mask up in all indoor public settings, according to Mayor Rennie Brantz’s declaration. The Town Council voted to reenact the state of emergency first imposed during the pandemic last year.

Read more here: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article253341953.html#storylink=cpy

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NC town declares state of emergency, masks for 2yr old and up (Original Post) dweller Aug 2021 OP

Durham also declares SoE dweller Aug 2021 #1

Trying to keep a 2 year old masked would pidge Aug 2021 #2

My daughter has 2yo twins dweller Aug 2021 #3

My now 3 year old granddaughter wore a mask as a 2 year old at day care zeusdogmom Aug 2021 #5

Boone is a cool college town MyMission Aug 2021 #4

Summer home for winter Florida people. twodogsbarking Aug 2021 #6

dweller

(25,043 posts)

1. Durham also declares SoE

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Sun Aug 8, 2021, 03:28 PM

Aug 2021

https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/face-masks-required-for-everyone-under-new-durham-state-of-emergency/19816430/

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pidge

(274 posts)

2. Trying to keep a 2 year old masked would

Reply to dweller (Original post)

Sun Aug 8, 2021, 03:32 PM

Aug 2021

be difficult,to say the least.

dweller

(25,043 posts)

3. My daughter has 2yo twins

Reply to pidge (Reply #2)

Sun Aug 8, 2021, 03:54 PM

Aug 2021

But she’s not taking them anywhere soon

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zeusdogmom

(1,047 posts)

5. My now 3 year old granddaughter wore a mask as a 2 year old at day care

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Sun Aug 8, 2021, 05:47 PM

Aug 2021

So did the rest of the 2 year olds. Simple basic “this is what we do”. Ditto extra hand washing. A bonus - fewer colds.

Little kids aren’t stupid - they understand COVID is nasty and what they do helps to keep everyone healthy. Wish I could say that about a whole bunch of adults running around our country

MyMission

(2,000 posts)

4. Boone is a cool college town

Reply to dweller (Original post)

Sun Aug 8, 2021, 04:00 PM

Aug 2021

Good for them!
Very few towns in this area will enact mask mandates.

A few days ago we were discussing the meeting in Asheville where folks were objecting to the vote enacting a mask mandate. Hope things run smoothly in Boone, and Asheville too.

twodogsbarking

(12,228 posts)

6. Summer home for winter Florida people.

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Sun Aug 8, 2021, 09:00 PM

Aug 2021

Hmmm.

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